Course Title: Organise and participate in a practical placement

Part A: Course Overview

Program:
C3232

Course Title:
Organise and participate in a practical placement

Portfolio:
DSC

Nominal Hours:
50.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the
relative teaching time and student effort required to
successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may
include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also
the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and
complete all assessment requirements, including any
non-classroom activities.

This unit aims to familiarise learners who are speakers of languages other than English with the Australian workplace, relevant terminology and work tasks. It covers negotiation of a placement, communication in the workplace, occupational health and safety, evaluation and record keeping.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

This unit must be co-delivered and assessed with at least one of the language (Listening and Speaking or Reading and Writing) units from the Certificate III in ESL.

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

VPAU556 Organise and participate in a practical placement

Elements:

1. Plan practical placement

2. Negotiate practical placement arrangements

3. Communicate in the workplace

4. Participate as a member of the workplace under supervision

5.Debrief and evaluate work experience

Learning Outcomes

The outcomes described in this unit relate to:

The ISLPR (International Second Language Proficiency Ratings) descriptors for Speaking and Listening. They contribute directly to the achievement of ISLPR Speaking 2+ and Listening 2+.

and

The Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF). They contribute directly to the achievement of ACSF indicators of competence in Oral Communication at Level 3.

Overview of Assessment

You must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of the competencies in order to be deemed competent. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks. You may be assessed by:

evidence of the ability to plan, organise and participate in a work placement program

evidence of the ability to source workplace information

evidence of the ability to respond to and interpret a range of workplace instructions and seek assistance as appropriate

evidence of the ability to evaluate a practical placement

a mid semester interview and portfolio presentation

Feedback: Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.

If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more. An assessment charter (http://mams.rmit.edu.au/kh6a3ly2wi2h1.pdf) summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers. Your courses assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced in a single document: http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=ln1kd66y87rc